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  • Phoneme Identification Skill Explainer

Quick Look: Categorizing Phonemes

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Produced by Reading Universe, a partnership of WETA, Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book
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Teacher: I am going to say three words, and I want you to tell me which one doesn't belong. So think ... it might be the first sound that you're listening for. It might be the middle, or it might be the end. We want the one that doesn't belong to where Mrs. Fincher is pointing. Are you ready? Repeat the words after me. My words are catcupfig.

Students: Cat, cupfig ... fig.

Teacher: Good job. Okay. My words are pickdowndash.

Students: Pick, down, dash ... pick.

Teacher: Good. Down and dash have the /d/, but pick doesn't belong.

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